ece108: add reflexivity, symmetry

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Relations are trivially proven to be relations through subset analysis.
!!! example
For the relation $L$\subseteq R^2=\{\left<x,y\right>\in\mathbb R^2|x<y\}$:
Clearly it is a subset of $R^2$, so it is a relation.
- The domain is $\mathbb R$.
- The range is $\mathbb R$.
- $L(\{1,4\})=\{y>4|y\in\mathbb R\}$ (1 OR 4)
- $L^{-1}(\{-1,2\})=\{x\in\mathbb R|x<2\}$ (-1 OR 2)
The **empty relation** $\empty$ is a relation on all sets.
The **identity relation** on all sets returns itself.
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$$R\big|_B=R\cap B^2$$
Graphs are often used to represent relations. A node from $4\to3$ can be represented as $\left<3,4\right>$, much like an adjacency list.
### Reflexivity
A **reflexive** relation $R\subseteq X^2$ is such that every element in $X$ is related to itself by the relation.
$$\forall x\in X,\left<x,x\right>\in R$$
An **irreflexive** relation is such that each element is *not* related to itself.
$$\forall x\in X,\left<x,x\right>\not\in R$$
Reflexivity is determined graphically by checking if the main diagonal of a truth table is true.
!!! example
For the reflexive relation $R$, $A=\{1,2\},R=\{\left<1,1\right>,\left<2,2\right>\}$:
|$A\times A$ | 1 | 2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | T | F |
| 2 | F | T |
!!! warning
$\empty$ is often vacuously true for most conditions.
If $R$ is a **non-empty** relation on a **non-empty** set $X$, $R$ cannot be both reflexive and irreflexive.
### Symmetry
A **symmetric** relation $R\subseteq X^2$ is such that every relation goes both ways.
$$\forall x,y\in X^2,\left<x,y\right>\in R\iff\left<y,x\right>\in R$$
An **asymmetric** relation is such that **no** relation goes both ways.
$$\forall x,y\in X^2,\left<x,y\right>\in R\implies\left<y,x\right>\not\in R$$
An **antisymmetric** relation is such that **no** relation goes both ways, *except* if compared to itself, and that the relation relates identical items.
$$\forall x,y\in X^2,\left<x,y\right>\in R\wedge\left<y,x\right>\in R\implies x=y$$
Where $x,y,z$ are elements in $X$, and $p,q,r$ are arbitrary proposition results (true/false):
- Symmetric relations must be symmetrical across the main diagonal of a truth table.
| $X^2$ | $x$ | $y$ | $z$ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $x$ | ? | $p$ | $q$ |
| $y$ | $\neg p$ | ? | $r$ |
| $z$ | $\neg q$ | $\neg r$ | ? |
- Asymmetric relations must be oppositely symmetrical across the main diagonal. The main diagonal also must be false.
- Antisymmetric relations must be false only if there is a true.